I hardly ever watch soaps but I do remember seeing that. Of course there was real emotion there for the loss of Bernard Youens.

More belated Joan Collins theatre show news!


The female Hollywood legend's Joan Collins spoke about most were Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe!

She said with a slightly sombre look on her face "I only met Marilyn Monroe once, it was at a Hollywood party in the 1950s.She was a phenomenon then a dazzling presence"
Joan spotted her at this party was slightly in Awe /starstruck.
Joan contemplated introducing herself but felt undecided in part because she was starstruck /bewitched by her beauty amongst other things.
But anyway suddenly out of the blue Marilyn headed towards Joan but it wasn't so much a friendly girly introductory chat and revelling in the glitz of Hollywood but Marilyn being anxious to tell her "Beware of the shark's /snake's in Hollywood and I don't just mean Hollywood's big wigs"
Sorry I can't recall precisely whether she said shark or snakes or even wolves or vultures but it was definitely a metaphor about animal savagery and I'm 80% sure it was shark's or snakes. Anyway the thrust of it was clear -Be careful watch your step be careful who you trust.
Walter may be able to help if Joan mentioned Marilyn at his show!
I don't think Joan was naive at this point about how Hollywood has its seedier side but Marilyn Monroe saying matter of factly "and I'm not just talking about the Hollywood bigwigs" seemed to crystallise it in Joan's mind as well as of course the posted hint about how other actresses behaved towards rival actresses on the sly.

Joan mentioned that stories circulated about actresses careers who were stopped in their tracks if they upset or refused the advances of the wrong director, Producer, big wig and as time went by she saw this happen anew to actresses she knew.

Joan mentioned that she'd heard stories about Marilyn being passed around in her early Hollywood years between different men and mistreated. Not to gain roles so much but for the abuse of power and favours some seemed to enjoy exercising. She didn't elaborate but I think in the light of what happened to Marilyn thinking about it makes Joan feel a little eeery sad and tragic.

She also said she believes the same things still happen in today's Hollywood but to a lesser extent... But more than the general public would believe.

http://deadline.com/2016/10/emmy-nom...93-1201835368/

Not a big household name I don't think but nevertheless another link to this has gone as Patricia Barry dies aged 93.

Amongst other films she starred alongside Gene Autry.(Riders of the Whistling pines)

Other films include "The beast with five fingers" and "Deception" and "The man I love".

I have both Deception and The Man I Love, but don't recognise the name, then who is going to notice a minor actress when Bette Davis and Ida Lupino are top of the bill!

True!
There's a post above the one you've quoted Walter it's about Joan Collins and Marilyn Monroe and clarity really on if Joan mentioned what I've put about Marilyn in the show you went to see?

Joan did talk about Marilyn, but I think that she went into more details in your report Hilda.

My gym asked me if I would mind being interviewed by our local newspaper concerning my third London Marathon next year, and naturally, not being a shrinking violet I said, "Of course, bring 'em on!"

They spent nearly an hour talking to me, and taking photo's of me running and doing the Plank. they also asked me to send them photo's of my last two London Marathon's, so it should get quite a spread when the next edition comes out next Thursday.

I know that she wasn't from the Golden Age of Movies, but she was a great actress who has been mentioned here only in the past few days.

RIP Jean Alexander.

Here's the scene mentioned earlier:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXhp1J0Usng

All of the so called "stars" in todays rubbish that is Corrie should be made to sit and watch that heart breaking scene, a beautiful example of great acting, and underplaying.

It still brings tears to my eyes, and the scenery chewing hams in all of the Soaps should remember that old saying, "Less is more!"

Glad to see that Jean's death was the first news to be mentioned on the BBC at 6am today, and quite right too!

Good news for those Guy Madison fans who missed him in Till the End of Time this morning on BBC2.

He stars in The Charge at Feather River on TCM at 3pm. This was one of the first 3D films released in 1953, and co stars the underrated Vera Miles of Psycho fame.

Guy was 41 when he starred in this Western, and still looked good, but more rugged than pretty. I haven't seen it for 63 years, so it will be like watching a new film.

RIP Jean Alexander. I haven't watched it in years but back then I loved the show. Corrie at it's peak. Great character and a great actress.

I see that she topped the Poll of the most popular Soap Icon of all time, so well deserved!

Wow Congratulations Walter your turning into quite a celebrity in your own right!

I'm impressed!

So what was your favourite and least favourite moment from the Joan Collins theatre show?

Thanks Hilda, I was hoping for a front page mention, but it was the Faversham Carnival last night, so I expect that the local paper will be full of that. Anyway, I will let you know all about it when it is published on Thursday.

I enjoyed almost everything about my evening with Joan, the only part that spoiled it for me was that she only answered questions from people in the stalls, and nothing from us poorer fans in the dress circle.

http://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/12...gela-lansbury/

If anyone from the "generation" below Olivia De Havilland is going to reach 100 it's likely to be Angela Lansbury in my opinion who is still active and working!

Many Happy returns Angela! 😘

Thank you looking forward to hearing more!

Did Joan mention her opinion on current Hollywood to you?

No, which gives me the impression that she doesn't think much of it, like most of our generation.

I loved the number that our Joan did with Angela and Dana Wynter at the Oscars. I can remember watching that on our black and white TV in 1959. Susan Hayward didn't even pretend to disguise that she wasn't amused, and Roz Russell's smile was rather frozen, although Shirley Maclaine managed to laugh.

Shirley was Nominated for the first time for Some Came Running, Roz, who was Nominated for the fourth time, would have won for her fabulous performance as Auntie Mame if Susan hadn't given the performance of her life in I Want to Live. That was the true story of Barbara Graham, who went to the gas chamber for a murder that she always said that she was innocent of. It was Susan's fifth Nomination and the peak of her film career. She never had a bigger success again, although she worked up until 1972 when she became ill. She died of brain cancer in 1975 aged just 57.

Double Indemnity is on Film 4 tomorrow morning at 11 for Stanwyck/Film noir fans.

If there is possibly anyone here who has never seen it, then I urge you not to miss it

Possibly the film that she is most well known for, it seem inconceivable that it was Nominated for seven Oscars, and lost in every category.

Going My Way won seven Oscar's, and who remembers that!! Even more unbelievable, Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor while Fred MacMurray and Edward G Robinson were not even Nominated for Double Indemnity. Saint Ingrid Bergman won Best Actress over Barbara for her persecuted wife role in Gaslight. I have never liked her, and always found her vastly overrated, but that is just my opinion.

Just catching up. Sad news, indeed, about Jean Alexander.

Walter, great news about your interview.

I agree about Ingrid, Gaslight is an OK film but Ingrid overacts the role (in my opinion) I think she is a good actress in other roles tho' - don't shout at me Walter! .

Angela was great in Gaslight tho'

David, I respect your opinion, and it would be a dull world if we all agreed on everything.

I saw Angela in 1972, when she gave appeared at one of the John Player Lectures at the National Film Theatre. She was interviewed by Rex Reed, and had some fascinating stories about the Golden Days of Hollywood. She also signed my "Mame" album in the foyer. Bergman was in the audience and she asked her to stand up and take a bow.

I'm sure Casablanca would've been better without her.

Definitely, there are so many wonderful character actors in it who I love, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, and Peter Lorre, but I can't watch it because I can't stand her.

Hedy Lamarr turned it down, she couldn't act, but she was beautiful. Ann Sheridan was also considered, and she would have been great. Terrific actress, very underrated, with a wonderfully dry sense of humour.

Take a look at @ClassicalCinema's Tweet: https://twitter.com/ClassicalCinema/...477561344?s=09

79 year's ago today since screwball comedy "The Awful Truth" starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant.

Anyone seen this film?

Walter I wonder if it was the naughty guy in the theatre stalls in Edinburgh who asked Joan Collins cheeky question about whether she fantasies about having sex with her costars and whether or not she did for her 1970s miniseries based on Sister Jackie Collins novel's as well as telling her she was a soft porn star!! who caused the questions from stalls to be ignored in your show as that's were the rabble sit?! 😁 😉

Enjoy! I have this film on DVD as it's a real film treat!